''Dangerous Twins'' is a 2004 Nigerian

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written, produced and directed by

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. The film, which stars

Bimbo Akintola Bimbo Akintola (born 5 May 1970) is a Nigerian actress. Early life and education Akintola was born on 5 May 1970 to a father from Oyo State and a mother from Edo State, Nigeria. She studied at Maryland Convent Private School in Lagos State. ...

Ramsey Nouah Ramsey Nouah (born Ramsey Tokunbo Nouah Jr.; 19 December 1970) is a Nigerian actor and director. He won the Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role in 2010 for his performance in the movie '' The Figurine''. He made his direc ...

and Stella Damasus-Aboderin is a 135 minutes, three-part film that won the

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for Best Special Effects. Ramsey Nouah played a dual role, as Taiye and Kenny in the film.

Plot summary

The film narrates the story of identical twins, Taiye and Kehinde. Kehinde is based in

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with his wife and his three children, while Taiye is based in

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. The agony of a marriage without children, after several years frustrates Taiye, who convinces Kehinde to trade places with him in order to impregnate his wife. However, more problems result. Kehinde betrays his twin brother's trust and violence follows.

Production

The film was produced in Nigeria by OGD Pictures Production but shot in a foreign context in multiple locations, including

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, the

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and

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Cast

as Taiye / Kehinde * Stella Damasus-Aboderin *

Sola Asedeko Sola Asedeko is a Nigerian film actress, Filmmaking, film-maker and director. She is popularly known as ''Abeni'' for her lead role in Abeni (film), Abeni, a 2006 Nigerian film, produced and directed by Tunde Kelani. Early life Asedeko was born ...

* Nobert Young *

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*Anna Fiertag as Marsha *Danielle Moubarak as Judy *Lanre Balogun *Obiageli Molube *Charles Ukpong *Jason Welsh as Immigration Officer

References

Nigerian drama films 2004 films 2004 drama films Films shot in London Films shot in Lagos Films about twin brothers 2000s English-language films English-language Nigerian films {{2000s-horror-film-stub